Saw a guy using his detector using a new search pattern today

[Sandman]

Today I saw a guy detecting a rather large dry sand beach with a unique search pattern. He looked like he was using a Whites thingy but he was just walking along dragging the coil behind him. He would stop about every 30 feet and check what made a noise then take off again in a straight line. Soon he would come back the other way. I thought he has to be told the right way, till I wondered if we were doing it the "right way."

He was covering a lot of ground, he followed his coil drag marks and kept the coil on the ground for max depth. I jsut thought it looked weird.

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Like rmptr says 1 to 2 inches off the ground. I have taught myself to swing my coil usually no more then an inch off the ground and I keep the coil level to the ground through the entire swing, left to right.

Watch your swing, if your coil has an arc as you swing then you are going to be missing a lot of potential targets.. The coil should be level to the ground throught the entire swing..............In other words keep coil level to the ground the entire time. It takes a little practice but one you learn it it becomes natural.........

YOu can use a strainer, but your going to be losing a lot of valuable time waiting for it to sift through the small holes, time better spent looking for more targets. You can hammer a nail with a spoon, but a hammer works a lot better.

jopher, I use the WOT coil when I beach hunt, it's a 15 inch DD coil, I overlap it only about an inch, I can cover a LOT of area in a beach in a short time...........

 

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